Australia vs West Indies, Match 10, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 - CommentaryAUS vs WI, Match 10, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 - Commentary

Australia won by 15 runs

Australia

288(49)

West Indies

273/9(50)

PLAYER OF THE MATCH

Nathan Coulter-Nile

Cricbuzz LIVE: Match 10, Australia v West Indies, Post-match show

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Coulter-Nile to Nurse, FOUR, hat-trick of fours, but the intent had to be there before. Coulter-Nile offers a slower ball freebie down the leg-side, Nurse helps it away fine and beats Zampa at mid-off

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Coulter-Nile to Nurse, FOUR, finally some runs, no point just defending or denying runs. If it's about the net run rate, runs help too. Short delivery on the leg stump, Nurse pulls and sends it to the backward square leg fence

Himanshu Raj: Those runs at the end of Australian innings must be hurting West Indies. Australian team showing why they are 5 times world champion.

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Starc to Cottrell, out Bowled!! It's a fifer. It's a sin to move away to Starc when he's reverse-swinging it away from you. Cottrell would have understood now. He wanted to smash that over cover, but what's the point of making room when the ball is already leaving you. All the poles dance round, while the LEDs flash. Cottrell b Starc 1(2)

Sandeep: I mean, they just had to see Starc off and they couldn't. Chasing has been incredibly hard in this tournament. Wayyyy too much pressure.

SauRav: With almost every team capable of beating every other team and lot of the matches already a good witness to that and with the round robin structure I think this is going to be one of the most EXCITING World Cup we have ever witnessed!!

Harsha Bhogle: The West Indies had this match in their grasp. Some poor decisions have cost them 2 points.

Harsha Bhogle: The West Indies had this match in their grasp. Some poor decisions have cost them 2 points.

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Starc to Holder, out Caught by Zampa!! Mitch Starc, you beauty! He's almost closed the game in one over by getting two dangerous players. Bowls the pacy short ball and surprises Holder, who was looking for the yorker or the slower ball. Holder hurriedly tried to swivel-pull and gloved it. Short fine leg was perfectly positioned to swallow the ball. Holder c Zampa b Starc 51(57) [4s-7 6s-1]

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Starc to Brathwaite, out Caught by Finch!! This is in the air and it's not going the distance. Finch runs back from mid-on and takes the catch. This is a clever bit of bowling from Starc. Batsmen were trying to see him off, so he had to do something different. So he lured Brathwaite with a full toss, but he rolled his fingers across and disguised it. Brathwaite thought it was a freebie hit me for six ball and lofted it high. A mistime and he holed out. Lovely catch by captain Finch too. Brathwaite throws his head back in disappointment before walking back. Brathwaite c Finch b Starc 16(17) [4s-1 6s-1]

Jigar: Sitting here in Dublin in my office, Cricbuzz open and cheering for West Indies! Come on Holder!

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Pat Cummins to Brathwaite, FOUR, this is a flat-batted hit and he clears the mid-off fielder. Short but not rising that high, Brathwaite managed to hold a good base and find the fence

Harsha Bhogle: Holder is playing a fine innings. Brathwaite has to put him back in strike at every opportunity.

Harsha Bhogle: Holder is playing a fine innings. Brathwaite has to put him back in strike at every opportunity.

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Coulter-Nile to Brathwaite, SIX, oh my word! Look at that ball travel and what sound the bat made when he made contact with the ball. Short delivery outside off stump, it's got to be really quick to force this guy into an uncomfortable position. Absolutely nailed the pull shot over mid-wicket

Nipun kedia: We aren't vocal about it.. But deep down I think almost everyone watching the match in India wants West Indies to win. After all we love West Indian players a lot (courtesy : IPL)

Pavan: Australia still need to get 2 overs from Stoinis-Maxwell, Windies need to capitalise on those overs

Narayan: Holder needs to stay till the end. He looks so calm and composed and all the qualities of a good captain.

Priyansh: For upcoming 5-6 overs, Windies must try to score at run-a-ball, and after that they must do what they are best at....

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Zampa to Holder, FOUR, the edges will help! Draws Holder forward with a loopy legbreak and there's no-one to pouch the outside edge. A lazy poke from the Windies skipper, and the ball flew off the edge....

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Zampa to Holder, FOUR, overpitches and Holder's clubbed that through extra cover. Brute power off the bottom hand

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Coulter-Nile to Holder, FOUR, touch short and that's been smashed away in the gap. Holder clears his front leg and powers the pull over mid-wicket

Harsha Bhogle: I fear the West Indies are making it tougher for themselves. If Russell was batting in the 45th over, the game was done

Harsha Bhogle: I fear the West Indies are making it tougher for themselves. If Russell was batting in the 45th over, the game was done

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Starc to A Russell, out Caught by Maxwell!! Mitch Starc is the man. Chris Gayle - check! Andre Russell - check! He's done his job. 'Not using your brains' is one of the many fuming comments Michael Holding just unveiled in the comm box. and one can totally relate to that. No pressure on Russell to go for a big shot, definitely not against Mitch Starc. Slogs across the line against a pacy full delivery and ended up slicing - off the toe-end - it high into the air over backward point. Maxwell charges back from that position and pouches it safely. That's a terrific catch. He had to cover a lot of ground and was running back, took it over his right shoulder and used his body as a shield to pouch the ball. A Russell c Maxwell b Starc 15(11) [4s-2 6s-1]

Anoop: "If WI manage to win this one, man of the match will be DRS."

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Starc to A Russell, FOUR, bring it on says Dre Russ. 147ks pitched up on the stumps, Russell clears his front leg and hammers the drive wide of mid-off

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Zampa to A Russell, FOUR, lures Dre Russ with loads of flight and it's been dispatched dead straight for a near maximum. Bounces inches (literally) inside the boundary hoardings

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Zampa to A Russell, SIX, Dre Russ has arrived! Fasten your seatbelts folks... doesn't matter if it's flat, loopy, toss up when Russell decides to go down and launch Zampa out of the ground over mid-wicket, 1000 ODI runs for him

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Starc to Holder, SIX, gets hurried by the pace of this short ball but Holder doesn't back out; goes for the hook and gets a thick top-edge which lands well over the sprinting fielder at fine leg

Cricbuzz Comm Box: Match 10, Australia v West Indies, 2nd inn, Over No.35

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Pat Cummins to Shai Hope, out Caught by Khawaja!! Shai Hope doesn't want to leave. He is still inspecting the pitch, willow, field. Well, he can do that at his own pace when he returns to the dressing room. The pressure of building dots is working wonders in this World Cup. Doesn't matter if you are a power hitter or a classy batsman like Shai Hope. He tries to get something out of this full delivery that dipped around his toes, offers hard hands in the process and offers a catching practice to the fielder at mid-on. Just jabbed at it and wanted to get it square. Not to be. The Windies fans are distraught. Shai Hope c Khawaja b Pat Cummins 68(105) [4s-7]

Subham: "The more patience you will show more fruitful result you will get -- Lesson from innings of Hope. "

Juhi Pandey: "Hope is a vital member of this WI team, he anchors the innings and everyone plays around him."

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Maxwell to Holder, FOUR, too full. Thanks for coming says the West Indies skipper as he belts the drive through covers

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Maxwell to Holder, FOUR, no spin from Maxi. Just throws it flat wide of off-stump, Holder throws the kitchen sink and the outside edge flies away through the vacant slip region

Hardik Savla: If there is 'HOPE', West Indies team can't 'SHAI' away from success!

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Pat Cummins to Shai Hope, FOUR, smart cricket from Shai Hope! He knows he ain't getting any room outside off and therefore, shuffles past his off-stump and pulls the length delivery fine of fine leg. A diving effort from the fielder, but no dice

Omkar Nawathe: "50-55 more runs without losing wicket in the next 10 overs and from there it is only West Indies's game to lose."

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Pat Cummins to Holder, FOUR, 137ks bangs it into the body, but Holder's such a steepling figure he casually whips it off his hip and it nearly goes all the way over mid-wicket

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Zampa to Holder, FOUR, flat legbreak outside off, Holder had enough time to rock back and slap it behind point. In the gap and no-one's stopping that

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Maxwell to Shai Hope, out Hetmyer Run Out!! Australia find a way, they always do. Just when things started to brighten up, the adrenaline rush of a young Hetmyer cost Windies a crucial wicket. Hope punched this off the back foot to the right of mid-on, he had his eyes on the field and gave no real hint of nabbing a quick single, just a shuffly movement after completing the shot; but his partner looked in some rush to sprint to the other end. No chance. The throw from Cummins was sharp and accurate, Maxwell completes the formalities. Hetmyer wasn't even in the frame. Hetmyer run out (Pat Cummins/Maxwell) 21(28) [4s-3]

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Coulter-Nile to Shai Hope, FOUR, that's the class of this man. Shai Hope - Remember the name! Transfers his weight onto the front foot effortlessly and unleashes the top hand elegance through an off-drive wide of extra cover. Save your legs...

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Coulter-Nile to Shai Hope, FOUR, that's a gimme from NCN. Sits up nicely on the pads and Shai Hope helps it away to the fine leg fence to move into the 40s

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Zampa to Hetmyer, FOUR, floaty and almost teasing Hetmyer to go for a big shot. Hetmyer obliges and despite an awkward slide, he manages to pummel that through the square leg region. Sheer power!

Rohit's hundred was a mature knock - Harsha Bhogle

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Coulter-Nile to Hetmyer, FOUR, he has tackled the short ball really well so far. Like he had done off Starc, he pulls this well in front of square to beat the man in the deep

Divyesh Kanabar: "Finch will have to find a way to get rid of the overs of their 5th and 6th bowler(Stoinis and Maxwell). If he keeps it for a little too late, Dre Russ will fancy his chances more!"

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Zampa to Shai Hope, FOUR, poor all-round from Australia, first with Zampa's rank half-tracker and then with a sloppy effort from NCN as he slides past the ball at long-on. Hope's pull itself was uppish, but he got it just wide enough of the midwicket fielder

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Zampa to Shai Hope, FOUR, high full toss outside off, slipped out of the fingers, and no slip-up from Hope as he shovels it backward of square. No one protecting the boundary there

Mamta Kacker: "For West Indies, they would want these two to continue for another 9-10 overs."

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Starc to Hetmyer, FOUR, in position quickly for the short ball, sends Starc a message as he pulls it well in front of square

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Zampa to Pooran, out Caught by Finch!! Finch goes one-handed, leaps full stretch at backward point, and makes a brilliant grab! It's the dangerous Pooran who has to make his way back. Wanted to smoke this flighted leg-break down the ground, but his bat-face opened up on impact, and the slice was pounced upon by the Australian captain to lift his team. Pooran c Finch b Zampa 40(36) [4s-5 6s-1]

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Stoinis to Shai Hope, FOUR, much easier to negotiate with these short balls when it's Stoinis bowling them. He's able to get on top of the bounce, swivels across, rolls his wrists and pulls into the long leg boundary

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Zampa to Shai Hope, FOUR, having judged length to be short, Hope jumps back in the crease and slaps it through extra cover. Top shot

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Stoinis to Pooran, SIX, top-edge flies for six. Pooran in no control as he takes on the short ball which got too big on him. Effort ball from Stoinis this

Alfred: "Why can't the third umpire intervene and check every ball for no ball in this age of technology? Gayle would have still been here if correct decision was made." --- Agreed.

Cricbuzz Comm Box: Match 10, Australia v West Indies, 2nd inn, Over No.15

Harsha Bhogle: This match has been a celebration of fast short pitched bowling on a ground where 400 has been scored a few times!

Harsha Bhogle: This match has been a celebration of fast short pitched bowling on a ground where 400 has been scored a few times!

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Maxwell to Pooran, FOUR, short enough for Pooran to camp back in the crease, opening up the off-side for himself. Slaps it through backward point

Gaurav Kokardekar: "Horrendous umpiring. The ball before Gayle's wicket was a huge no-ball...That wicket ball would've been a free hit. I dread such umpiring in such crucial matches."

Holder should've bowled himself ahead of Brathwaite in the death overs - Zaheer Khan

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Coulter-Nile to Pooran, FOUR, and again... Coulter-Nile tested him with a bumper again and Pooran came out with flying colours again. Gets in a good position, keeps his shape and pummels it over mid-wicket for a four

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Coulter-Nile to Pooran, FOUR, that's an incredible pull shot. He looks in his elements. It was not that short, Pooran identifies the length early, gets in a fabulous position and thumps it over mid-wicket for a boundary

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Starc to Pooran, FOUR, streaky but Pooran will take it. Another very full delivery, it was on the stumps again. Pooran was looking for a cover drive again, it clipped the inside half of the bat and went wide of mid-wicket for a boundary

Azhar: Is Starc getting any swing from new ball? -- He's bending it late, at pace, into the left-handers, which is what got Gayle

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Starc to Pooran, FOUR, that will give him confidence. It was on a fuller length and was wide of off, Pooran stays put and drives it wide of cover with a lot of elegance and class. It beats cover and races to the fence in a flash

Harsha Bhogle: The Umpire Strikes Back. Eventually.

Harsha Bhogle: The Umpire Strikes Back. Eventually.

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Starc to Gayle, out Lbw!! Gayle has been given out by umpire Chris Gaffaney again. Gayle gave him a proper stare before going for the review last time. He did consult Hope before showing the 'T' sign. The impact is in line and it is smashing the outside of leg-stump. Gayle will have to walk back. It was always on the cards, he was looking all at sea against Starc. This one nips back in sharply off the good length, Gayle failed to counter the late movement. It missed his inside edge and rapped him on the back pad. It looked adjacent and the umpire raised his finger. Review didn't save him this time. But he would consider himself unlucky as it was umpire's call. And decision could have easily gone either way. Gayle lbw b Starc 21(17) [4s-4]

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Pat Cummins to Gayle, FOUR, length delivery wide of off, Gayle stands tall, gets on top of the bounce and smokes it wide of deep mid-wicket for a four. Great comeback by the southpaw!

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Pat Cummins to Gayle, FOUR, back to back fours for Gayle. Some statement from the Universe Boss. It was angling across Gayle, he clears his leg and whacks it wide of deep mid-wicket for a boundary

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Pat Cummins to Gayle, FOUR, smashed! On a fuller length and on the stumps, Gayle comes forward and tonks it down the ground for a boundary. It rockets to the fence

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Starc to Gayle, FOUR, that was an absolute snorter! Starc pounds it on a short of length and it jumped off the deck, Gayle failed to counter the extra bounce. It hits his top-edge and luckily for Gayle it went over the head of the keeper for a boundary

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Pat Cummins to Lewis, out Caught by Smith!! That's edged and taken! Beautiful bowling from Pat Cummins. In that area just wide of off, Lewis went for a drive wide of off without much feet movement, it moved away off the deck, clipped his outside edge and Steve Smith takes a fine catch at second slip. Exactly the start Australia were looking for. Lewis c Smith b Pat Cummins 1(5)

Cricbuzz LIVE: Match 10, Australia v West Indies, Mid-innings show

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Brathwaite to Starc, out Caught by Holder!! It's in the air again, it's Holder again and he closes the innings out. Brathwaite has three wickets to his name all of a sudden. Starc tried to launch this over the rope, made decent contact with the loft to this full ball, but didn't have enough power behind the shot. Long-on moved to his left to complete the catch. Starc c Holder b Brathwaite 8(9) [4s-1]

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Brathwaite to Starc, FOUR, nice pull shot, controlled with the roll of wrists to keep the ball along the ground and hits it to the deep square leg fence

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Brathwaite to Coulter-Nile, out Caught by Holder!! He's mis-hit this and Holder swallows the ball at long-off. A deserved hundred goes begging. Brilliant hand from NCN at No. 8. Brathwaite overpitched and dished out a perfect delivery to be smashed into the stands. The bat turned in his hands on impact with the ball and he slices it high in the air. Standing ovation for Coulter-Nile. Coulter-Nile c Holder b Brathwaite 92(60) [4s-8 6s-4]

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Brathwaite to Coulter-Nile, FOUR, he pulls, he hits the gap and he finds the boundary. What an innings this. Brathwaite doesn't the pace to trouble NCN with the short ball, this actually was a rank long hop and the ball was sent to deep square leg

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Brathwaite to Coulter-Nile, FOUR, you can't bowl full and in the slot to a set batsman, NCN gets down on his knees and lofts the cover-drive hard over the infield, no one in the deep

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Brathwaite to Pat Cummins, out Caught by Cottrell!! Sigh of relief for Brathwaite. Finally gets into the wickets column. Short delivery on the stumps, Cummins goes for the pull shot, gets a top edge, Cottrell settles under it at deep backward square leg and grabs it cleanly. Pat Cummins c Cottrell b Brathwaite 2(6)

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Cottrell to Coulter-Nile, SIX, highest score by a No. 8 batsman in World Cup history. What an effort, Cottrell missed the yorker and bowled a freebie full ball, NCN gets under the ball and smashes it over long-on

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Cottrell to Coulter-Nile, SIX, how hard and flat has he hit this? Almost went for six. Short of a length delivery, NCN pulls powerfully, Brathwaite dives to his left at deep square leg and looks like he has parried the ball into the ad cushions. Would have bounced inside otherwise

Harsha Bhogle: Stunning. Just stunning, that catch from Cottrell. Deserves two salutes!

Harsha Bhogle: Stunning. Just stunning, that catch from Cottrell. Deserves two salutes!

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Thomas to Smith, out Caught by Cottrell!! Oh what a stunning grab by Cottrell. Salute to the soldier. Gets a great round of applause, while Smith is being booed off the field. Smith can't believe Cottrell has caught this. This was actually a stylish whip from Smith, targetting the backward square leg fence. The timing was good enough to go all the way. Cottrell ran to his left from fine leg, but it looked like it will go past him. But he stuck his left hand out and caught the ball, was too close to the rope, takes a step and then releases as he was about to cross the rope. Recovers in time and catches it again. What a catch. But take nothing away from Smith's knock. Hung in there, absorbed all the pressure and now Australia have a good fighting score. Smith c Cottrell b Thomas 73(103) [4s-7]

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Thomas to Smith, FOUR, mid-off is inside the ring, so Smith is happy to launch this over the infield. Overpitched delivery from Thomas, Smith didn't find the middle of the bat but he gets four runs

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Nurse to Coulter-Nile, FOUR, this is clever batting from NCN. Moved right across and exposed the sticks, lured Nurse into bowling at the stumps, knows fine leg is in, so just helps it on its way to the fence for four

RajGowda: Australia need more than 280 to stay alive in the contest, the way NCN is batting we can identify that pitch has eased out.

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Brathwaite to Smith, FOUR, not where he intended but Smith will take 'em. There was width outside off and he threw his bat, the outside edge runs away fine with third man not even in the picture

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Brathwaite to Coulter-Nile, FOUR, Coulter-Nile is playing a fine innings here. Waiting for the deliveries in his arc and once he gets those, he is ensuring that he puts it away. Full toss on off and middle, Coulter-Nile chips it over mid-wicket and the fast outfield takes care of the rest

shuva: A great comeback from Australia courtesy Smith. will be nice to see Starc firing pin point yorkers with mixture of short balls.

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A Russell to Coulter-Nile, SIX, brings up the 50-run partnership with the first six of the innings. Full and on the pads, Coulter-Nile nonchalantly picks it over deep square leg and since it pinged off the middle, the ball travels the distance

hemanth: This resilience was what lacking from South Africa yesterday and given the pace battery the Aussies have, this will be a great contest.

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A Russell to Coulter-Nile, FOUR, "catch" shouted Russell put it was well away from the fielder. He rushes Coulter-Nile with a short ball and the top-edge pull skies towards deep backward square, bounces once before beating the fielder

Cricbuzz Comm Box: Match 10, Australia v West Indies, 1st inn, Over No.35

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A Russell to Coulter-Nile, FOUR, this is turning out to be a handy contribution from Coulter-Nile. Takes on the short ball and even though the top-edge is found, the ball flies away fine to the fence

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Thomas to Coulter-Nile, FOUR, Thomas disappointed. He bowls a full ball on the pads and Coulter-Nile flicks it in the air backward of square, Pooran instead of cutting the angle tries to get around, but the ball gets away from him and runs into the fence

Kapil Kaushik: "This is what Australia was missing for last one year.. Smith at one end whatever be the condition... Australia could definitely be a strong contender for top 4 along with West Indies.."

Saahith Guptha: This has been a Dre Russ year till now. Beast Mode on!!

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A Russell to Carey, out Caught by Shai Hope!! Edged and gone! Russell brought back and he strikes immediately. The partnership has been broken. Nothing but a gentle slanter outside off, Carey with feet stuck to the crease goes feeling for the ball, the outside edge is found and Shai Hope picks up his fourth catch. Russell was not on the field for some time and so he had to stay on before he could bowl, Holder went to him as soon as he completed that. Carey c Shai Hope b A Russell 45(55) [4s-7]

Nirmal S Kartha: I think its the best time to bring Chris Gayle to bowl against Smith-Carey duo -- He was indeed rolling his arm over in practice yesterday

Vinoth: Good to see classic Smith is back to form. If this partnership gets going, the target would be more than 260 at least.

Dhavi: WI needs to take a wicket now. This partnership can lead to a very healthy target.

Nikhil Madaan: "I am not able to find out the role of Ashley Nurse in Windies squad.' - For controlling the over rates."

Mihir: I think Holder has missed a trick by not bringing back Russell

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Nurse to Carey, FOUR, he is growing in confidence. Tossed up on off-stump, Carey kneels and brings his bat down at the right time to play the reverse sweep, the connection was sweet and the ball raced away behind point

SJ: Aus always amazes you with their resilience. Watch their lower order prop them to 300+ score

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Holder to Carey, FOUR, shot! That was in the air but Carey had placed it perfectly. On a length outside off, Carey drives on the rise and even though it was uppish, he had creamed it through extra cover

Controversy around AB de Villiers the last thing South Africa needs - Zaheer Khan

Nitish Mariner: Steve Smith's been cautious so far. He's attacked whenever the WI seamers have drifted too full or too wide, and very rarely against the other balls. He's rotated against deliveries on his body, and has left or defended the rest. It's simple, and it's classic Smith.

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Holder to Smith, FOUR, top-edged. And Cottrell at fine leg makes a real mess. So Smith can't resist pulling, so he goes hard at a short one, gets the miscue and Cottrell loses the ball, running in at a strange angle and then slipping as he aims to slide

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Cottrell to Carey, FOUR, some swing, but in the quest of it dishes out a rank half volley in the slot. Carey milks the over further, with his third and perhaps the most calm boundary .. hammering it through mid-off

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Cottrell to Carey, FOUR, more predictable stuff. Carey will continue throwing his hands out at them -- once agan cutting it easily over backward point .. he's cleared out his ugly ball-runs ratio so damn easily

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Cottrell to Carey, FOUR, carved uppishly. Short, lots of width and Carey throws the kitchen sink at it - slapping with all his might, comfortably getting it into an empty third man

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Thomas to Carey, FOUR, oh cheeky. The attempted cramping back of a length line going across really close. But Carey gets himself in a perfect pose by swaying out of it and then ramping it over the man at slip

Purav Nanavati: Alex Carey needs to play a big innings here!! Try to reach a 220-230 score. AUS has a strong bowling lineup.

Aditya Kulkarni: Better to stop calling WI a dark horse or underdogs, they appears to be genuine contenders for the cup.

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Holder to Stoinis, out Caught by Pooran!! Now, now. When fate wants it to go wrong, even half-trackers will do your job. A real nothing ball this, asking to be heaved. Stoinis obliges, swivels, flat-bats powerfully, and times it well too. But picks out square leg perfectly, so much so that Pooran doesn't have to move a millimeter. Stoinis c Pooran b Holder 19(23) [4s-4]

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Brathwaite to Smith, FOUR, and ruins the prospective maiden. Smith will arch back, line up neatly and then punch it will all poise through extra cover

Cricbuzz Comm Box: Match 10, Australia v West Indies, 1st inn, Over No.15

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Holder to Stoinis, FOUR, this one's more an overcook. Stoinis gets out his front leg, lays into the pitch of it in drilling it straight down the ground

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Holder to Stoinis, FOUR, chipped straight drive, checks it as he leans onto his front foot and then holds his shape as the ball chips just next to the pitch and then sneaks under the diving mid-off

Manik: Great chance here for Stoinis to show what he is capable of.

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Brathwaite to Smith, FOUR, a real nothing length .. back of a length, well outside off and Smith very politely punches it away through point

Other teams should take note of Australia playing mind games - Zaheer Khan

Ruchik: Everyone predicted at start of the world cup that West Indies had the muscle power in the batting to post huge total on their day. But to everyone's surprise their bowlers are flexing their bouncers fast and sharp.

Raja Reddy: Is this the same West Indies unit that struggled to qualify for the World Cup? -- No, as a matter of fact

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A Russell to Smith, FOUR, 144kph but a rank high full toss. Smith stays his ground, merely punching it back through the line, and nobody bothers chasing this down the ground

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Brathwaite to Stoinis, FOUR, a bouncer at 130kph is never threatening, and surely Brathwaite is no Cottrell to trouble. It sits up nicely around the shoulder, which Stoinis pulls convincingly with a swivel to deposit it well and truly behind square

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Brathwaite to Stoinis, FOUR, well, well, this must seem like a relief. Proper full toss and Stoinis goes full-faced, crunching it straight down

Harsha Bhogle: So... nobody likes bounce

Harsha Bhogle: So... nobody likes bounce

Rishav: WI on fire.

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Cottrell to Maxwell, out Caught by Shai Hope!! Oh dear! Oh dear! Maxwell succumbs to the short ball now and West Indies are flying high at the Bridge. It was a well-directed bumper on the face, Maxwell went after it. It clipped his top-edge and went miles up in air, Shai Hope came under it and took it with a glee on his face. The salute is back! Maxwell c Shai Hope b Cottrell 0(2)

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A Russell to Khawaja, out Caught by Shai Hope!! That's the effect of short-pitch bowling. Windes have made Pakistan suffer using that and they are doing the same to Australia here. Khawaja clearly looked unsettled at the crease, he moved back in his crease to make some room. Russell threw it wide of off and Khawaja threw his bat at it in an ungainly fashion. It clipped his outside edge and Hope dived to his left and takes a magnificent catch. Khawaja c Shai Hope b A Russell 13(19) [4s-2]

Harsha Bhogle: Great fun watching these West Indies quicks. Oshane Thomas looks very uneasy to face and Cottrell, apart from the best celebration in the game, is a fine bowler too.

Harsha Bhogle: Great fun watching these West Indies quicks. Oshane Thomas looks very uneasy to face and Cottrell, apart from the best celebration in the game, is a fine bowler too.